Retrato de Un Pescador
Cecilia Pahl
Portrait of a Fisherman
Hair of shoe polish
And teeth of rosewood
The mouth like a break
And skin of pirá guazú
Cry of urutaú
His voice is like a complaint
From the river brings the legend
Of some lost pacú
Fisherman of the wild river
Canoeist, canoeist
Born among the willows
On the banks of the Paraná
Drinker of bitter mate
By the light of the evening star
Spends the night on the water
And defends his freedom
Depart, laugh, row, dream
A little cigar on the go
A little song to wait
For the dawn that will come
